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Submission + - New theory of gravity draws attention (nytimes.com)

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on Friday July 16, 2010 @09:38AM

WindShadow writes: "The New York Times had this article on a new theory of gravity. It has drawn a lot of attention, and few claims that it's wrong, perhaps because few even claim to understand it."

Submission + - Thyroid hormone analogue may replace statins (pharmatimes.com)

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on Saturday March 13, 2010 @01:26PM

WindShadow writes: "A thyroid hormone analogue might be available in a few years to enhance the lipid benefits of statins, or even replace them in patients suffering from statin side effects."

Submission + - Clans of the Alphane Moon

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on Thursday May 01, 2008 @04:03PM

WindShadow writes: "In a recent article which mixed Microsoft, Asperger's, and Phillip K. Disk's Clans of the Alphane Moon Martin Heller talked about developers who can't stop working. In the 60's we called them "closet cases," people so strange you kept them in the closet and fed them through the keyhole. Now we use terms like Asperger's, which is PC, but doesn't reflect how strange some of these people are."

Submission + - Another approach to particle acceleration

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on Tuesday November 07, 2006 @03:24PM

WindShadow writes: "The recent article on the "Fastest Waves Ever Photographed" led to another means of particle acceleration in short distances. The DOE labs at Berkeley boost electrons using laser bursts through plasma."

Submission + - IBM is using better thermal paste - so what?

Submitted by WindShadow on Monday October 30, 2006 @09:08PM

WindShadow writes: I guess I'm missing the point... IBM is all excited at a better way to use thermal grease to cool CPUs, so they can be "smaller and faster." Isn't the objective to make them use less power?
I just spent 12 years (on a ten week contract) working in a big data center, and power use was a constant issue. Intel and AMD are making the CPUs deliver more performance per watt, and I'm really dubious that better cooling is going to be a big deal.
I'm old enough to remember SOS (Silicon On Saphire) and chips on diamond to get better cooling. I'm pretty sure the answer is not in more cooling, but in less power.

Submission + - IBM has a cool idea for hot chips

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on Monday October 30, 2006 @08:54PM

WindShadow writes: "InfoWorld reports in http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?r=314&c=666660&l =3992&ctl=1496A9A:6C7ECD6E66ECD6C3576B8E1173E28883 EFF29049075316B4 on a new chip cooling technique offered by IBM, using a better layer of thermal paste between the chip and the heatsink. Another technique (under development) using water is also described."

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